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Tourism Bay Of Plenty News and Events
As we receive it we include the latest news and events from Tourism Bay of Plenty or visit their website for details.
Thanks to everyone that attended the quarterly Tourism Bay of Plenty Industry Function at Omanu Golf Club on 24 April. Over thirty people attended the event, which provided an opportunity for the industry to hear an update on Tourism Bay of Plenty’s activities, future projects and a chance to network with other operators. A big thanks to Barry and his team at Omanu Golf Club for providing such a great venue. If you'd like to host the next industry event at your business email your venue suggestion to heather@bayofplentynz.com. Rhys Arrowsmith has been appointed as the new General Manager of Tourism Bay of Plenty. Rhys is a Bay of Plenty local and was the former Business Development Manager at Rotorua Airport. Rhys will take up his new role in the Tourism Bay of Plenty office on Tuesday 1 May. If you would like to contact Rhys and say hello his email address is rhys@bayofplentynz.com. Tourism Bay of Plenty’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Tania Bui as a new trustee. Tania has an extensive background in sales, marketing and strategic planning in a wide range of sectors, including tourism. Tania's career covers many of New Zealand's largest corporates and multinationals including Air New Zealand, Loreal, Mars International, Telecom and ZESPRI. She has also owned her own marketing and design agency, which she successfully sold in 2010 - enabling her and her family to move to Tauranga. In between her consulting work, Tania is an avid surfer, mum to a busy 4 year old and is a partner in her husband's business. Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ) is New Zealand’s largest annual international tourism business event. TRENZ 2012 will be held at the Queenstown Events Centre from 7 - 10 May 2012. TRENZ brings together around 260 New Zealand tourism operators and a similar number of international travel and tourism buyers for three days of focused business-to-business activity. Rhys Arrowsmith and Trudi Peet (Tourism Bay of Plenty) will be attending TRENZ this year on behalf of Bay of Plenty tourism operators.
Commercial guest nights in the coastal Bay of Plenty decreased by 1.9 percent in February 2012 compared with February 2011, according to the Commercial Accommodation figures from Statistics New Zealand. Overall, New Zealand experienced a 2 percent decrease, with Wanaka recording the largest decrease of 25.4 percent. Highlights for February 2012 are: • Guest nights down 1.9 percent to 96,979 • International guest nights down 16.9 percent to 26,111 • Domestic guest nights up 5.1 percent to 70,868 • Overall occupancy rate fell from 37.8 percent to 36.3 percent • The occupancy rate, excluding holiday parks, was 51.8 percent
For more information and statistics view the Commercial Accommodation Monitor for all regions collected by Tourism Research.
Tourism New Zealand has developed a new section on their corporate website, www.tourismnewzealand.com, which will host information on how you can make the most of newzealand.com as part of your marketing activity. In the section you will find information about how newzealand.com works, past editions of Inside newzealand.com and a range of resources to help maximize your presence on the website. If you have not yet taken up the opportunity for a free listing or need to edit your current listing go to www.register.newzealand.com.
On the Beach is an all-new, absolute beachfront wedding venue at Waihi Beach. Established by Andy Kennedy, owner of nearby Flat White Café, this new venue provides couples with an all-in-one wedding location where they can marry on the beach and then proceed with their guests to a purpose-built Bedouin-style stretch tent for an unforgettable seaside reception. For more information visit www.onthebeachweddings.co.nz or call Andy on 027 663 1346. Mataatua is a new world-class visitor experience and conference facility based out of Whakatane’s Te Manuka Tutahi Marae. The centrepiece of the complex is the hugely historic Mataatua Wharenui, which was originally built by the Ngati Awa tribe of Whakatane in the 1870s. It was acquired by the New Zealand Government and has travelled to international exhibitions around the world. The Wharenui was returned to Ngati Awa in 1996 and (after years of painstaking restoration) now stands majestically on its original site. For more information visit www.mataatua.com.
The Bay of Plenty Convention Bureau will be attending MEETINGS 2012, along with ten local conference and incentive operators. It is being held at the Skycity Auckland Convention Centre from 13-14 June. MEETINGS is New Zealand’s only national business tourism event for the conference, meeting, event, exhibition and incentive travel industry. The next Convention Bureau meeting will be held at Baypark. When: Thursday, 7 June, 3pm Venue: Baypark Stadium RSVP: By Tuesday 5thJune to trudi@bayofplentynz.com For more information about the Bureau, contact the Convention Bureau Manager Trudi Peet on (07) 577 6234 or meet@bayofplentynz.com. i-SITE LOCAL FAMILS Now that the cruise ship season has finished and summer is coming to an end, it's a good time of year for the i-SITE staff to attend famils of your venues. Famils and product updates are a great way for our staff to become more familiar with your products and services, which helps to sell them more effectively. If you would like the i-SITE staff at your venue or want to come in and present a product update, email debbie@bayofplentynz.com |
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